Conservation Council of WA

Conservation Council of WA The Conservation Council of WA is Western Australia's peak non-profit, non-government environmental organisation.

Together with our members, we're the state's leading voice for nature and climate action. The Conservation Council of WA is the state’s foremost non-profit, non-government conservation organisation. CCWA has been an outspoken advocate for conservation and a sustainable Western Australia for fifty years, working directly with the government, media, industry, community groups, and political parties

to promote a more sustainable WA and to protect our natural environment. Through advocacy, community engagement, policy development, science, and on-the-ground projects, we help create a sustainable future that all Western Australians can look forward to. As WA’s peak environmental group we represent more than one hundred member groups throughout the state, as well as tens of thousands of individuals. We connect with and amplify the voice of this growing network, which covers diverse aims and interests - from promoting renewable energy to the protection of native bushland and wildlife. CCWA works to promote a clean economy that provides opportunities without polluting the ecosystems that support us, or destroying the culture and beauty that inspires us. We work to protect our wild places and ensure that unique wildlife can thrive in their natural habitat. CCWA works with communities and individuals to build skills, empower groups, and strengthen voices at a local level. We also combine the strength of our network to tackle critical environmental challenges at a much larger scale. From the rugged far north of the Kimberley, to the green forested South West, to our amazing coastline and unique marine life, CCWA speaks for the protection and conservation of all nature in WA. Whether protecting icons such as Ningaloo Reef, creating new National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries, or saving old growth forests, our work leaves an enduring legacy for future generations.

Our recent Environment Matters forum brought together community, environmental, and industry experts to explore the futu...
08/09/2026

Our recent Environment Matters forum brought together community, environmental, and industry experts to explore the future of Derbal Nara/Cockburn Sound, one of Western Australia’s most significant marine and coastal environments.

As industrial, defence, and port-related development pressures continue to grow, our forum created space for an important conversation about cumulative impacts, shared responsibility, and the future we want for the Sound.

There's still time to protect the Sound - fill out the WA Government's survey by 5pm today to make your voice count! https://consult.dwer.wa.gov.au/strategic-policy/cockburn-sound-state-environmental-policy/consultation/intro/

08/09/2026

Got 30 seconds to change the course of life? ⁠

07/09/2026

Extinction is a political issue

Right now there are over 700 species listed as threatened in WA, all at risk of extinction. Decisions governments make today about environmental policy, funding, and development will determine the future for our native plants and wildlife.

So we need our government to confront the biodiversity crisis proactively and address what's pushing our species to the brink of extinction in the first place. The scale of what we're facing in WA may seem enormous, but it's not insurmountable. Together, our voices are strong. This threatened species day, insist on no more extinctions.

Check out https://www.ccwa.org.au/no_more_extinctions for more!

🌺🐢It's National Threatened Species Day 🦇🌿WA is a biodiversity hotspot, with a myriad of unique plants and wildlife found...
07/09/2026

🌺🐢It's National Threatened Species Day 🦇🌿

WA is a biodiversity hotspot, with a myriad of unique plants and wildlife found nowhere else in the world. But right now, too many of these species are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Threatened Species Day gives us a chance to remember the species we've already lost, but is also a reminder that it's not too late to change the course of life for the hundreds of species still listed as threatened.

Extinction is not inevitable. And you can help tip the scales. Individual actions add up to big changes. So check out our No More Extinctions campaign to find out how you can help bring our threatened species back from the brink.

Read more about how the government's reactive response to threatened species protection has failed nature in WA and what changes need to be made here: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/it-s-not-enough-for-wa-to-act-only-once-a-species-is-in-trouble-20260906-p60ux2.html

The extinction of the crest-tailed mulgara, in addition to four other Australian marsupials, earlier this year are a war...
07/09/2026

The extinction of the crest-tailed mulgara, in addition to four other Australian marsupials, earlier this year are a warning that WA cannot continue to rely on a reactive approach to conservation. It's critical that our government start to address the underlying pressures that leave native plants and wildlife vulnerable to extinction in the first place.

This threatened species day, we need to insist on no more extinctions. It's not too late to bring nature back from the brink.

Read more: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/it-s-not-enough-for-wa-to-act-only-once-a-species-is-in-trouble-20260906-p60ux2.html

This year, our annual conference theme is Protect. Restore. Transform. It's a call to rally around the places we love an...
03/09/2026

This year, our annual conference theme is Protect. Restore. Transform. It's a call to rally around the places we love and the future we want to shape.

It will also be our first regional gathering, taking place at the beautiful Sabina River Farm near Busselton!

CCWA Director Matt Roberts tells The West Australian:

"Regional communities are on the front line of protecting the places we love, and their leadership is essential if we are to secure a safe climate and a thriving natural environment for future generations.

Together, we’ll explore how local leadership, community knowledge and collective action can respond to the challenges facing the South West and other regions across WA.

The program will celebrate First Nations knowledge and connection to Country, and feature sessions on balancing development with natural values, turning local threats into collective power, caring for Country, practical action for nature in a growing region, and the future of bushfire management in the South West."

Read the full article and get tickets - links in bio.

🌿 Community action helped turn a threatened patch of the Swan Estuary into a sanctuary for birds.CCWA recently visited t...
02/09/2026

🌿 Community action helped turn a threatened patch of the Swan Estuary into a sanctuary for birds.

CCWA recently visited the Melville Bird Sanctuary with Friends of Melville Bird Sanctuary to hear more about the story behind the sanctuary, the restoration underway at Point Waylen, and the work still needed to protect its birdlife.

The sanctuary grew from a community-led campaign responding to a proposed Wave Park at Tompkins Park, with years of advocacy helping build support for its establishment.

Today, restoration is continuing across Point Waylen. Around 250 community participants planted 10,000 native trees, shrubs, sedges and groundcovers on National Tree Day, contributing to a long-term target of around 400,000 plants.

There’s still more to do — particularly to protect the local and migratory birds that depend on this habitat — but Melville Bird Sanctuary is a great example of what sustained community advocacy can achieve.

Thanks to Friends of Melville Bird Sanctuary for showing us around. 💚

🎟️ TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE 🎟️This October, we’re heading to the South West for CCWA’s inaugural Regional Gathering: Prot...
01/09/2026

🎟️ TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE 🎟️

This October, we’re heading to the South West for CCWA’s inaugural Regional Gathering: Protect. Restore. Transform.

Join us at Sabina River Farm in Yalyalup on Friday 30 October for a day of connection, learning, collaboration and action, bringing together First Nations voices, conservationists, community leaders, CCWA Member Groups and people working to protect the places we love.

Across the Friday, we’ll explore what it takes to protect Country, restore nature and transform the systems shaping our shared future, through keynote presentations, panel discussions, practical workshops and opportunities to connect. The program celebrates First Nations knowledge and connection to Country, with sessions exploring caring for nature, building community power and the future of bushfire management in the South West.

On Saturday 31 October, choose from one of three optional On Country Tours. Spend time in the places we’re working to protect and hear directly from the people leading this work.

📍 Sabina River Farm, Yalyalup
📅 Friday 30 October + optional On Country Tours Saturday 31 October

Tickets are on sale now: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-regional-gathering

Come together to protect, restore and transform WA.

ICYMI last week:🌳 Our South West forests and the wildlife that rely on them are already facing a grim future after Alcoa...
01/09/2026

ICYMI last week:

🌳 Our South West forests and the wildlife that rely on them are already facing a grim future after Alcoa’s devastating 60-year history of strip-mining for bauxite. Now they’re being pushed closer to the brink in the name of the USA’s military ambitions.

“We’ve heard a lot of talk about the Alcoa US–Australia gallium deal supporting renewable energy production, but that just seems to be another case of greenwashing – this is all about giving the US Department of War what it wants.”

No project, regardless of how ‘critical’ the government might paint it to be, should come at the expense of our environment when there are viable alternatives.

🔗 Read the full media release through the link in our bio.

27/08/2026

Woodside Energy has been labelled “grossly negligent” by the Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) after the company announced plans to abandon its Scope 3 investment and emissions targets.

CCWA Executive Director Matt Roberts said Woodside’s decision to dump targets for reducing emissions released when customers burn the gas it sells was a dereliction of its clean energy obligations.

“These emissions account for about 90% of the company’s total climate impact and to walk away from its responsibility for the global climate carnage inherently caused by its product highlights its profits at all cost approach.

Woodside takes Australian gas for free and exports it overseas, driving up climate pollution and domestic energy prices.

It's time they were held accountable and not allowed to cut and run at a time when the impacts of climate change have never been more prevalent in Australia and around the world."

Read our full release - link in bio.

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